I'm basically interested in buying their property but they don't call back.

That one house basically ruined the street with this and all their friends now associated with that house.

Doing the challenge helped ingrain the basics of analyzing properties.At the end of the challenge I started submitting offers on some of the properties that met my criteria.  

Basically it is very likely that I won't be able to buy the same home in a couple of years for today's prices.

They sought basically all the same financials that you provide for a conventional loan.

it sounds like you basically said move forward with the condo then sell it when necessary correct?

Not that it has to be that way but it's a safe harbor.On #3 again, this is very basic information that a competent QI should have at their fingertips.

We pay 20% annualized, so basically we pay them 1.67% per month while we have their funds. 

I’ve listened to a few audio books on investing and real estate and I’m trying to soak up as much information as possible and basically just looking for a little guidance on how to get started

Every year or so we hear another story about a person who passed away and had secretly amassed quite a large sum of money.